Widebody transport flight crew overshot altitude on descent in ZMA airspace.

Attributes
ACN	416350
Time
Date	199810
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	416350
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft cleared to 11000 ft. Read back 10000 ft and leveled off at 10000 ft. Altitude confirmed in cockpit by other crew member as 10000 ft. ATC said 'no problem, stay at 10000 ft.' no other traffic in the area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB FLC OVERSHOT ALT ON DSCNT IN ZMA AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ACFT CLRED TO 11000 FT. READ BACK 10000 FT AND LEVELED OFF AT 10000 FT. ALT CONFIRMED IN COCKPIT BY OTHER CREW MEMBER AS 10000 FT. ATC SAID 'NO PROB, STAY AT 10000 FT.' NO OTHER TFC IN THE AREA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.